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Chapter 859: Group [asking for monthly votes! ]

Ouyang Rong followed Sha Ergou to the bamboo courtyard.

Sha Ergou brought over some dry food and water and handed them to Ouyang Rong with a smile.

Ouyang Rong filled his stomach.

He found that Sha Ergou had been staring at him.

Ouyang Rong asked helplessly: "Don't you want to eat?"

"I'm full! By the way, Brother Liu, your clothes."

Sha Ergou ran back into the house, took out a pile of clothes, took off his felt hat, put it on the clothes, and handed them to Ouyang Rong.

It was given to him by Ouyang Rong when it was cold in the morning.

But now that I have come to this paradise-like place, the weather is not cold, but rather a bit hot, which is very different from the autumn season outside.

Ouyang Rong sipped his saliva to moisten his throat, but heard Sha Ergou muttering beside him:
"Brother Liu, Madam Yu really didn't lie to me.

"When I came back from ringing the bell in the morning, she told me that there was a job with a higher salary and asked me to go with her. I thought that the servants of our inn would come, and Brother Liu would also come, but halfway through, there were only Maid Song and Miss Yu on the boat, and no one except me.

"I also checked with Madam Yu, but she was also vague and said that she had sent someone to ask you and you should be here.

"But when we got to this strange place, Madam Yu disappeared. I waited for a whole day, but the people who came later were all strangers. When I asked them, they knew nothing. Maid Song and the others also said they didn't know anything about you. By the afternoon, I saw that the yard here was almost full, and no one came anymore... I thought I was deceived by Madam Yu and would never see you, Brother Liu, again. Besides, I felt guilty..."

"Guilty for what?"

Sha Ergou lowered his head and pointed at his clothes:

"It would have been fine if I was deceived into coming here just for the money, but I ended up wearing your clothes and hat, Brother Liu. I thought I could never pay you back..."

Ouyang Rong was a little dumbfounded.

Sha Ergou quickly adjusted himself, touched the back of his head, smiled and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Fortunately, Madam Yu didn't lie to me. Brother Liu really came. Were you also brought by Madam Yu? Why did the mother and son come too? Did Madam Yu look for them?"

Ouyang Rong glanced at the simple-minded Sha Ergou and did not speak immediately.

He was not brought here by Boss Lady Yu. Even when she met Boss Lady Yu in the morning, she pretended to be fine.

If Lady Boss Yu really wanted to bring Ouyang Rong to Yunmeng Jianze, she could have mentioned the matter when they met this morning.

In addition, after listening to Sha Ergou's description, Ouyang Rong realized that it was obvious that Boss Yu was just being perfunctory and stalling for time in order to keep Sha Ergou stable.

The current situation is already very clear. The Taoyuan town, including the Hongchen Inn, is completely controlled by Yunmeng Jianze.

In fact, they have been secretly screening people, eliminating those with hidden intentions and unknown identities, and only letting in those who are needed, or those who are absolutely safe.

In addition, even if there is no suspicious point on the surface like Ouyang Rong, he should be put aside.

And there should be a reasonable excuse for the disappearance of these people in the small town.

For example, if Ouyang Rong returned to Hongchen Inn safely today, then Boss Yu would most likely have a reasonable explanation for the disappearance of Sha Ergou, Song Zhian, and others, such as selling Song Zhian again...

Therefore, fortunately, he had enough merits and triggered a blessing. With the help of Lu Jinghong and his mother, he ran into Miss Zhishuang, who remembered him and felt embarrassed, which allowed Ouyang Rong to get in.

Otherwise, I don’t know when I can enter Jianze.

Judging from the dazed look on this lady's face when they met today, she had probably almost forgotten about him.

From this perspective, Miss Zhishuang was rather perfunctory in responding to Ah Qing's request at the beginning, or in other words, she was very disgusted with men, including Ouyang Rong, entering Yunmeng Jianze.

At this point, there is still one doubt left.

Song Zhian, Miss Yu and the group of girls were brought into Yunmeng Jianze. Ouyang Rong could roughly guess the reasons.

But Sha Ergou and Lu Jinghong, as well as a few ignorant boys he saw sporadically in the bamboo forest in the evening...why were they also selected?

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look at the young man with broken hair and tattoos who was serving him tea.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked:
"Ergou, do you still think that you came here to get a job that pays well?"

Sha Ergou first looked around, then walked over to close the doors and windows, returned to the table, and said in a low voice:
"That's definitely not possible. My last name is Sha, but I'm not stupid. Brother Liu, this place is like a fairyland, and it's hidden deep in the swamp. I've never heard of such a place in the swamp before...

"Brother Liu, are those women with strange clothes who brought us here the goddesses who worship Yuanjun?"

Ouyang Rong nodded and looked at him:
"What do you think?"

Sha Ergou thought:

"I guess so. Legend has it that they often save fishermen. Yuanjun is also a good deity. They shouldn't hurt us."

Ouyang Rong narrowed his eyes and asked:
"That makes sense, but why do you think they brought you and me here?"

Sha Ergou thought hard for a while, his eyes widened slightly, but he lowered his voice and said:

"Brother Liu, these goddesses have seen that we are hardworking and good at work, and we work hard for every penny we get, so they brought us here this time, and we will work for them in the future...

"Now it seems that food and accommodation are provided, but I don't know whether they will pay wages. If they pay a lot, then Madam Yu is not cheating us. I just don't know how much she takes. Also, I don't know if they will allow us to go back during the holidays... What if the goddesses are even more evil than Madam Yu? Let's just run away, Brother Liu."

Ouyang Rong nodded, patted his shoulder heavily, and sighed:
"Ergou, it's right for you to leave your hometown. You should go out to work. You are simply born to be a working saint."

Sha Ergou's eyes widened:
"Working? What does that mean? Brother Liu, do you want us to be hired laborers? Hiss, working, why do you use the word 'working'? Compared to working as a hired laborer, it seems to have more momentum when read... This word is well used."

He pointed at his face curiously and asked:
"Innate work... Holy Body? Is Brother Liu praising me? Does Holy Body mean it's very powerful? Does it mean that my body is very strong in this aspect? How did Brother Liu see my talent..."

Ouyang Rong:......

Sha Ergou was about to ask more questions when there was a knock on the door.

They both turned their heads.

"Who?"

Sha Ergou asked.

"it's me."

It was Song Zhian's voice.

Sha Ergou rushed to the gate without saying a word and was about to open it, but when he reached the door, he reacted and turned back to look at Brother Liu, feeling a little embarrassed and looking for instructions.

But he saw Brother Liu looking at him expressionlessly.

Sha Ergou didn't dare to open the door without permission, so he just waited for him there.

After a while, Ouyang Rong retracted his gaze, looked at the door, and asked in a low voice:

"What?"

"Have you eaten? Sister Yu and I have some snacks."

Ouyang Rong was silent for a moment, then gestured to Sha Ergou who was touching his belly.

The latter immediately opened the door.

Song Zhian and Miss Yu walked in together. The latter was holding a small bag of snacks in her hand. From time to time, she would take out a piece of cake, put it into her mouth, and eat it non-stop.

Sha Ergou was about to close the door, but was stopped by Ouyang Rong's eyes. Song Zhian took the initiative to turn around and close the door.

She and Miss Yu came to the table together in tacit understanding.

Song Zhian looked at Ouyang Rong and said softly:
"It was too crowded in the evening just now, so it was not convenient to chat for long... I didn't expect that you, Brother Liu, would come too. I thought that only me, Sister Yu, and Brother Sha came to the inn."

The four of them exchanged greetings.

Ouyang Rong understood why Song Zhian came to him.

They all came from Hongchen Inn, so they were acquaintances. In this strange place, it was natural for them to stick together.

Among the four, Ouyang Rong looked the oldest, and the three of them called him Brother Liu.

After reminiscing for a while, Song Zhian seemed to figure out who was the boss between the two. She looked at Ouyang Rong and asked softly:

"Brother Liu, Brother Sha, do you know where this is?"

Sha Ergou answered:
"Where the goddess lives."

Ouyang Rong shook his head:

"Miss Song knows?"

Song Zhian glanced at Ouyang Rong, then calmed down and said four words:

"Yunmeng Jianze."

Sha Ergou had a puzzled look on his face, and Ouyang Rong followed him, also looking confused.

"What is this place?"

Sha Ergou asked.

Song Zhian looked at the expressions of the two and said softly:
"It's a very powerful sect, and it seems to be composed entirely of women. I heard a little about it when I was in my hometown."

Sha Ergou and Ouyang Rong exchanged glances.

Song Zhian observed them and asked:
"You don't know anything?"

Sha Ergou scratched his head and said:

"Wasn't this brought in by Madam Yu? She said there are well-paid jobs here."

After he finished speaking, Ouyang Rong and Song Zhian looked at Miss Yu who was secretly eating snacks.

The latter seemed to be choked, and immediately took some water to drink, swallowing it hard. She covered her chest and muttered:
"Look at what I'm doing."

Ouyang Rong asked: "Did Madam Yu tell you anything?"

Miss Yu thought about it and answered truthfully:
"My mother told me two things."

"Which two things?"

Miss Yu counted on her fingers:

“First, my mother told me to follow Sister Song closely.

"Second, after I come in, I will follow whatever the people here arrange, but I must not do the work of settling accounts."

The air became quiet for a moment.

Miss Yu grumbled a little dissatisfiedly: "Why can't we settle the accounts? I'm not bad at calculating."

Ouyang Rong and Song Zhian looked away silently. No one answered.

Song Zhian pondered for a moment and said:
"I just went to check and found that there are many people in the bamboo forest who are like us. They used to live in the town and were suddenly brought here by acquaintances today. Some of them are very young, younger than us, and ignorant...

"But I met a young lady and got to know her well. She seemed to be the granddaughter of a certain village elder in the town. She was literate and knew more. I learned some things from her."

Ouyang Rong showed a curious look:
"what's up?"

Song Zhian said softly: "She said that this seemed to be a kind of selection. She said that she had a cousin who had come here before... She said that someone would come to select us tomorrow. If we are selected, it would be an honor and we can join. If we are not selected..."

Sha Ergou became nervous: "What will happen if I'm not selected?"

Song Zhian shook her head: "I don't know, he should be taken out, I don't know if he will go back to town."

She continued:

"But this kind of selection seems to be very strict. Even if someone is selected, there will be differences among the selected people. It all depends on personal talent. Well, she also said that they mainly select people from young girls, so most of the people sent here from the town are young girls.

"As for men, there are very few to choose from, and it is somewhat different from selecting girls... In addition, Jianze has three rules that he will not accept."

Ouyang Rong silently digested Song Zhian's words. In fact, her words confirmed his previous guess, which was almost the same.

Sha Ergou asked curiously, "What do you mean by three no-acceptances?"

Song Zhian seemed to recall and said:
"First, we will not accept people with bad morals or bad hearts; second, we will not accept people who have committed crimes or have bad karma, and their children; third, we will not accept powerful officials, corrupt officials, and their children..."

At this point, she shook her head:

"Anyway, you have to have a clean background. Jianze seems to be very concerned about this, but those of us who were able to come in have actually been checked, so there is no need to worry about this."

Sha Ergou agreed surprisingly, standing behind Ouyang Rong and nodded heavily:
"That's right! From this point of view, the people of Yunmeng Jianze must be pretty good. The rules are not wrong. Those officials are not good people. My sister said that every one of them is a bully and exploits the people. If we catch them all and behead them, there may be some innocent people, but if we kill every one of them, there will definitely be some who slip through the net..."

The young man with broken hair and tattoos sounded surprisingly indignant.

Song Zhian turned her head to look out the window and nodded slowly, as if she remembered something and felt the same way. She did not speak for a while.

Ouyang Rong stood beside the table, his eyes slightly lowered.

Miss Yu was quietly putting some snacks into her mouth. Seeing this, she nodded vigorously to follow the atmosphere:
"That's right! They have eaten all the delicious food in the world..."

At this time, Song Zhian looked at Ouyang Rong and asked:

"By the way, how did the mother and son guests who came with you get here? Except for Lu Jinghong, who is of the right age, how did Madam Li get in Jianze? It's against the rules. Brother Liu, do you know why?"

Ouyang Rong first looked back at Sha Ergou, whose anger had subsided, and then replied:
"Their identities are not simple. They seem to be from the Fanyang Lu family. They may have some connection with Jianze and were brought in as an exception."

Song Zhian seemed to be thinking about something, and muttered to herself:

"Is this an exception?"

Soon, Song Zhian took the initiative to chat for a while. After exchanging information, she took Miss Yu out and said with concern:
"Then go to bed early. Tomorrow should be very important. You should prepare well. I hope we can all stay."

"Uh-huh!"

Ouyang Rong sat at the table with a thoughtful look in his eyes. Sha Ergou personally sent the two girls to the door and watched them go away reluctantly.

When he returned to the house, he looked at Ouyang Rong, who had come to his senses, for a while.

The two of them realized that they didn't get to eat the snacks. It seemed that all the snacks were eaten by Miss Yu...

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